Sex Demon Queen, a simple one episode hentai release, feels much like a lost episode of Excel Saga.
What They Say:
The sorceress Kuri uses her magic to defend herself from perverted monsters and demons, but her partner, Rima, would much rather do perverted things than defend herself. When the two save a woman from a gang rape, they catch the eye of an evil Sex Queen and her dog-demons. When the sex demons release the passions of Kuri and Rima, even the duo’s formidable powers will be useless. Don’t miss it as all four girls redefine the meaning of Doggie Style!
The Review:
Audio:
The audio presentation for this release brings us the original Japanese language track in stereo and an English language dub that’s also in stereo, both of which are encoded at 192kbps. The track features a good stereo mix with some moments of directionality during action sequences with the music and sound effects. Dialogue is nice and clear throughout with no noticeable dropouts or distortions on either language track.
Video:
Originally released in 2000, Sex Demon Queen is a very appealing looking release from the time it came out as it utilizes the sweet skills of AIC and Green Bunny. The materials here are top notch and essentially look flawless outside of some very minor aliasing in a few areas. Backgrounds are very solid, colors are vibrant and cross coloration is non-existent. It may be a standard definition release but it has plenty of room to work with and the end result makes for a very enjoyable viewing session because of it.
Packaging:
The front cover is a dark foreboding piece that features three of the women from the show with the dark image of the demon in the background set against the moon. Don’t miss the little doggies running around either! The back cover provides a few pieces of artwork from the show as well as a good summary of what to expect. The discs features are clearly listed as well as a couple of the main production people. The insert uses more artwork on one side with chapter listings while the back is just box art advertisements.
Menu:
The main menu is a quiet piece of static animation that features some good looking artwork of the main characters and the big bad demon. Selections are quick to load and access times are nice and fast.
Extras:
None.
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)
One of the things I truly try to do when reviewing anime discs is to avoid referencing other shows. Comparisons are often hard to do or are too simplistic to really convey what they’re like. But I can’t help it with this show. It truly feels like a lost hentai episode of Excel Saga, just without as many in-joke references. You could easily see this being done by them.
Originally released in 2000 and known as Yarima Queen, the show takes place in a fantasy oriented setting, as we learn the tale of long ago when an invading demon was fought off by a group of warriors who have special rings. Well, that’s the tale that gets covered in the beginning, but what we see is a side story adventure of two of the warriors before they learn of their destiny.
We’ve got the blue-haired Cooley and the red-haired Rima traveling through a town, basically just talking about their plans and what the other is like. This all goes to the wayside when they hear a girl scream down an alleyway, and the rush off to help. A few thugs are taking advantage of a green-haired girl named Sour, and they can’t let that go by. While Cooley explains this, Rima zips back and forth in front of her extolling her name and virtues. Each pass produces heat waves you’d see on a racing track, and appropriate sounds follow it.
As they prepare to engage, a number of huge grey-haired balding men appear on a rooftop wearing bloomers and talking about how they defend those who have the rings. As they prepare to help, two yakuza dressed monkeys start shooting them. They drop off like flies.
Once all is said done, young Sour is saved and she’s insistent about paying back Cooley and Rima. So she takes them to the best inn to relax and proceeds to give them untold pleasures. After all, she’s spent her life in a convent and all they learned there were special techniques in sexual pleasure. The flashbacks here are hilarious.
To complicate things, the head demon has sent his beautiful warrior Amibare to try and deal with those who have the rings. Her plans and plots tend to be foiled before she can start though. In one instance, we see her talking about what she’s going to do when she suddenly bursts into pleasure, as one of her servants (a Menchi-like dog) starts going down on her. Or up, given the perspective.
But wait! It’s not really bestiality, because they’re actually demons, just in dog form! They later take on humanoid form and participate in taking out Rima and Cooley, but they retain their cute puppy faces. And yes, they go “ruff ruff” during these scenes.
In Summary:
Sex Demon Queen is much like Excel Saga in that it’s just so damn hard to actually explain it since it’s all humor. The sex is great too. I haven’t laughed this much at an intentionally funny hentai in months. This is another one to add to the crowd showing group. I can’t recommend it enough if you’re looking for something that’s supposed to be funny and sexy at the same time.
Features
Japanese Language, English Language, English Subtitles
Content Grade: A
Audio Grade: B+
Video Grade: B+
Packaging Grade: B+
Menu Grade: B
Extras Grade: N/A
Released By: Kitty Media
Release Date: September 24th, 2002
MSRP: $24.95
Running Time: 30 Minutes
Video Encoding: 480i/p MPEG-2
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Review Equipment:
Sony KDL70R550A 70″ LED 1080P HDTV, Sony PlayStation3 Blu-ray player via HDMI set to 1080p, Onkyo TX-SR605 Receiver and Panasonic SB-TP20S Multi-Channel Speaker System With 100-Watt Subwoofer.
